The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-01-01
THE GREAT WILL CASE.
The Conclusion Of the Case.

who throughout were faithful in their at
tendance upon The trial. have deserted the
court room, and nothing now is to be done
but to wait patiently until the jury return
their verdict. The last witness left the stand
on Tuesday evening, and on Wednesday
morning the arguments of the counsel com.
menced. There was some DOUBT AS to the
order in which the attorneys should speak,
but when the court announced that counsel
should have ten hours q side counsel agreed
among themselves that Mr. Brewer should
open for the proponents Of the will and MIR.
Lincoln for the contestants; Mr.. Mayo
should follow MIR. Lincoln, Mr.. Blake MIR.
Mayo, States Attorney Mooney MIR. Blake,
Senator Duncan to close for the contestants
and MIR, Bull for the proponents.
1t was expected that arguments would be
of more than ordinary interest, and as re-.
suit the court room throughout was 80
crowded and the rush Tor seats so great that
the door leading into the court room, 10y
order of the court, was locked. The effort
Of Senator Duncan called out the G. ea,es'
audience, an audience that followed every
wort Of lis speech with rapt attention. His
argument was more than xix hours in length.
It was, no matter what conclusion those
hearing it drew rs TO the right OF wrong OF
the Senator's clients, great effort, replete
with logic, eluquence, iuvecIlve and sarcasm
scented by hun were frank to say that he
made as magnificent jury effort rs was ever
delivered i'll u La Sale county court house
lie was completely at himself, and with an
ease of manner and grace of carriage de-
| llyered in tone rich An musical the we'll
rounded sentences Of his speech. Senator
duncan is the most brilliant orator IN La
Sale county, aud one Of the most brilliant in
Northern Illinois. His friends were proud
o: him, and his enemies conceded his great
ability.
MIR. Brewers effort was plain matter.of.
fact one. Brewer never takes flight but, in
stead, is persistent, and having made point
gets IN TO the jury box and talks it over with
the twelve men who have the case in hand.
He is cold and warm talker--a cold talk or
because he is not ora,orically, aud warm be-
cause he always talks sense.
Mr.. Lincoln has not heretofore made many
jury speeches, and as result there was
some curiosity to see how he would succeed.
He is not q speech maker, but simply a con-
yersationalist. Possessed Of mind logi.
cal, and grasping the facts, presents them in
clear and concise order. Slightly stopped
he bends over towards the jury as he talks,
and il he fails to get on good terms with his
jury it is not from any want Of style Of
speech. making that entities HIM to il.
When MIR. Mayo said, MAY it please
the court" there was some little surprise,
as the order understood to have been agreed
upon was that Maleney should precede
Blake. Blake wunted him to because he
enjoys speaking after Maloney. Mayo is
one OF The oldest III n.b,rs ut the bar. he
has alre.dy established lis reputation as a
public speaker, par .iculnriy as denouncer
and a. an iuveisler. Az stamp speaker he
is known as the bitteresl man in the county.
Hts IAN uage is wei! chosen, even when he
abuses. lie sreak- easily, though with an
occasional pose and msunerism that de-
tracts from the force Of what he says. Out
of court he is pleasant and genial. In court
he is always bristling, and in the heat OF
argument spares neither friend nor foe.
MIR. Blakes oratory is peculiar to Mr..
Blake. 1t is all his own, and though not
what might be termed logical is regarded o.
quite as effective with the average juryman.
He is the most rhetorical attorney at the bar
and wins as many jury cases rs lawyers of
more profound legal knowledge. Blake is
so good natured that if he does say q bitter
thing it is not laid up against him and in no
wise diminishes his popularity even with the
lawyers under fire.
Recent trials have demonstrated one thing,
and that is the fact that Maurice T. Moloney
is to be ranked with the best takers at the
Ottawa bar. No attorney in the county has
made more progress in five years than the
present States Attorney. lie has studied
and worked night and day. Having Invested
himself Of some mannerisms that detracted
from his oraoriCal efforts, he has developed
into clean.cul logician, who uses language
that clothes his ideas SO that they are not
only presentable but pleasing.
His argument of Thursday was the best
ever made by him, and when he laid down
the proposition that Mr.. Reddick's treatment
of his relatives in his will was in exact &C
cord with his treatment Of them during his
lifetime, he stated the whole case for the pro-
ponents.
Friday morning witnessed an audience If
not as large as Thursdays was as enthus
iastic. If Thursday was Senator Duncsn's
day, Friday was MIR. Bulrs, and Mr.. Bull
made the best Of it. For twenty-five years